These are all reasonably corruption free which should be a major consideration.Obviously, you have to keep repression, communism, socialism, and all the other “ism’s” in mind when you search since these all tend to inhibit economic growth; not to mention human rights.

The condo market isn't going to see any appreciable equity growth until the single family home market makes a strong comeback.

Retirement accounts are about equity preservation and growth, in that order.

City-data.com shows the major city’s growth as 11.3% since 2000 and median home price of $116K, the suburb city 6.5% growth, $84K median.

When shopping for a market to invest in, some important factors include acquisition price vs. market rents (P/R ratio), job and local economic growth potential, and market stability (both rents and housing values).

I found my "niche" I would like to fulfill, and would like to continue my growth in this type of industry.I look forward to further expanding my knowledge and hearing from everyone on here.Have a great day!

So the Hipsters want to be close to down town.. and they will pay for it.In Portland were I live, our small lots were created as well in the 1900 to 1930's.. but we have an urban growth boundry.. with a Metro mandated goal to have max density.

Here's what I know:The argument for SFR growth is predicated on job growth.  

I wish you more success and growth on real estate world!

Glassdoor recently published its recovery index across 300+ cities, taking into account the local unemployment rate, level of job growth, and the change in wage rate.